Question about the particular use of 'か'
- 今日かあした来てください。 (Please, come today or tomorrow)
- 行くか行かないか、わかりません。(Go or not, I don't know)
I guess in these two cases 'か' means 'or', but why is there no 'か' after 'あした'. In example 2 there is a 'か' after '行かない'. It is because you are 'counting' the possibilities?
Need someone to clear that up for me. Thanks a lot!
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- 今日かあした来てください。 (Please, come today or tomorrow)
- 行くか行かないか、わかりません。(Go or not, I don't know)
I guess in these two cases 'か' means 'or', but why is there no 'か' after 'あした'. In example 2 there is a 'か' after '行かない'. It is because you are 'counting' the possibilities?
Need someone to clear that up for me. Thanks a lot!
grammar particle-か embedded-question
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
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- 今日かあした来てください。 (Please, come today or tomorrow)
- 行くか行かないか、わかりません。(Go or not, I don't know)
I guess in these two cases 'か' means 'or', but why is there no 'か' after 'あした'. In example 2 there is a 'か' after '行かない'. It is because you are 'counting' the possibilities?
Need someone to clear that up for me. Thanks a lot!
grammar particle-か embedded-question
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
- 今日かあした来てください。 (Please, come today or tomorrow)
- 行くか行かないか、わかりません。(Go or not, I don't know)
I guess in these two cases 'か' means 'or', but why is there no 'か' after 'あした'. In example 2 there is a 'か' after '行かない'. It is because you are 'counting' the possibilities?
Need someone to clear that up for me. Thanks a lot!
grammar particle-か embedded-question
grammar particle-か embedded-question
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
edited Jan 15 at 11:16
naruto
166k8160318
166k8160318
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
asked Jan 15 at 11:07
BlueNekoBlueNeko
923
923
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add a comment |
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Grammatically speaking, か in Sentence 1 and か in Sentence 2 are a bit different.
In Sentence 1, か is simply like "or". In this case, the second か is optional, but is usually omitted in modern Japanese.
- リンゴかバナナ(か)を買う。
- 私か佐藤さん(か)が行きます。
In Sentence 2, the two か's are forming two embedded questions placed in parallel. In this case, か cannot be omitted (but the particle after the か is usually omitted, as described in the link).
- 京都に行くか東京に行くか(を)決めましょう。
- 生きるべきか死ぬべきか、それが問題だ。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
answered Jan 15 at 15:19
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Grammatically speaking, か in Sentence 1 and か in Sentence 2 are a bit different.
In Sentence 1, か is simply like "or". In this case, the second か is optional, but is usually omitted in modern Japanese.
- リンゴかバナナ(か)を買う。
- 私か佐藤さん(か)が行きます。
In Sentence 2, the two か's are forming two embedded questions placed in parallel. In this case, か cannot be omitted (but the particle after the か is usually omitted, as described in the link).
- 京都に行くか東京に行くか(を)決めましょう。
- 生きるべきか死ぬべきか、それが問題だ。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
answered Jan 15 at 15:19
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Grammatically speaking, か in Sentence 1 and か in Sentence 2 are a bit different.
In Sentence 1, か is simply like "or". In this case, the second か is optional, but is usually omitted in modern Japanese.
- リンゴかバナナ(か)を買う。
- 私か佐藤さん(か)が行きます。
In Sentence 2, the two か's are forming two embedded questions placed in parallel. In this case, か cannot be omitted (but the particle after the か is usually omitted, as described in the link).
- 京都に行くか東京に行くか(を)決めましょう。
- 生きるべきか死ぬべきか、それが問題だ。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
answered Jan 15 at 15:19
narutonaruto
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Grammatically speaking, か in Sentence 1 and か in Sentence 2 are a bit different.
In Sentence 1, か is simply like "or". In this case, the second か is optional, but is usually omitted in modern Japanese.
- リンゴかバナナ(か)を買う。
- 私か佐藤さん(か)が行きます。
In Sentence 2, the two か's are forming two embedded questions placed in parallel. In this case, か cannot be omitted (but the particle after the か is usually omitted, as described in the link).
- 京都に行くか東京に行くか(を)決めましょう。
- 生きるべきか死ぬべきか、それが問題だ。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
answered Jan 15 at 15:19
narutonaruto
166k8160318
Grammatically speaking, か in Sentence 1 and か in Sentence 2 are a bit different.
In Sentence 1, か is simply like "or". In this case, the second か is optional, but is usually omitted in modern Japanese.
- リンゴかバナナ(か)を買う。
- 私か佐藤さん(か)が行きます。
In Sentence 2, the two か's are forming two embedded questions placed in parallel. In this case, か cannot be omitted (but the particle after the か is usually omitted, as described in the link).
- 京都に行くか東京に行くか(を)決めましょう。
- 生きるべきか死ぬべきか、それが問題だ。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
answered Jan 15 at 15:19
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answered Jan 15 at 15:19
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